Day-25
NaPoWriMo-2026
Prompt: In her poem, “The Apple Tree in Blossom,” Melissa Kwasny strings together several fantastical metaphors for the apple tree, before shifting into exclamations, definitions, and a series of nimble, tonal shifts – and seeming changes in topic – before circling around back to the apple tree. Today’s challenge asks you to write your own poem in which you use at least three metaphors for a single thing, include an exclamation, ruminate on the definition of a word, and come back in the closing line to the image or idea with which you opened the poem.
On the shore
of the western coast, cocooned, is
the heart of a mermaid, yearning between
Two worlds, each day a memory.
The sunrise and the sunset bring home,
all that was dear and very close.
The carefree life of a bohemian.The raptures of
the safe, affectionate, motherly caress of sunrays.
The sand, soft velvet under the feet, and the flowy,
verdant palms, a canopy of abundant love.
The air breathed was the elixir of life,
the fragrance of the sea and the waves,
a gossamer blanket of peace.
In her heart lies the vastness of the sea,
In her lies the saltiness of the coast. What a blissful feeling!
She carries the pieces of that existence
throughout the journey of sustenance.
Seashells, oystershells, and the conch.
The musical sound of the conch
echoes, the fragrance of her home.
As children, they always gathered seashells.
A huge collection of colorful memories.
Now, it is a treasure trove.
How she longs for those days on the shore!
Participating in: NaPoWriMo-2026
I love the way you circled back to the shore, Sunita, via sunrise and sunset, seashells, oystershells, and the conch – a delightful treasure trove.
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